150 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 150 beats per minute — one click every 400 ms. Press Start or the space bar; change the time signature, accents and subdivisions below.
Allegro
Space start/stop · ↑ ↓ ±1 BPM · Shift ±10 · T tap
Speed trainer
Practice timer
150 BPM at a glance
- 400 msper beat
- 2.50beats per second
- 1.6 sper bar of 4/4
- Allegrotempo marking
What does 150 BPM feel like?
150 BPM is very fast: almost three beats per second. Each beat lasts only 400 ms, so many musicians feel tempos like this "in two" — counting every other beat at 75 BPM.
Runners: 150 BPM is also a cadence of 150 steps per minute, one foot strike per click. The running cadence metronome has cadence and pace tables.
Music at 150 BPM
Punk, fast bluegrass, bebop jazz, drum and bass (typically 160–180 BPM, with 174 a very common choice) and classical movements marked Vivace or Presto use tempos in this range.
In classical music, 150 BPM falls in the range usually given for Allegro. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 150 BPM
Producers use these values to set delay, reverb pre-delay and LFO times so effects lock to the beat.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half note | 800 ms | 1200 ms | 533 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 400 ms | 600 ms | 267 ms |
| Eighth note | 200 ms | 300 ms | 133 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 100 ms | 150 ms | 66.7 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 50 ms | 75 ms | 33.3 ms |
How long is a bar at 150 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 0.8 s | 6.4 s | 25.6 s |
| 3/4 | 1.2 s | 9.6 s | 38.4 s |
| 4/4 | 1.6 s | 12.8 s | 51.2 s |
| 5/4 | 2.0 s | 16.0 s | 64.0 s |
How to practise at 150 BPM
Build up to 150 BPM gradually with the speed trainer rather than starting here. Many players find it easier to set the metronome to 75 BPM and count the click as beats 1 and 3, or as the half note in cut time.
Half time of 150 BPM is 75 BPM; double time is 300 BPM. If 150 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 150 automatically.
Slower: 140 BPM · Faster: 160 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 150 BPM?
150 BPM is 2.50 beats per second, or one beat every 400 milliseconds. It is a very fast tempo, in the range usually marked Allegro.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 150 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 150 BPM lasts 400 ms. An eighth note lasts 200 ms and a sixteenth note 100 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 150 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 150 BPM lasts 1.6 s, so there are 37.50 bars per minute. Eight bars last 12.8 s.
What is half time and double time of 150 BPM?
Half time is 75 BPM and double time is 300 BPM. Music at 150 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.